'Really nasty of someone to steal a flag on the Fourth of July'

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Rabern's son-in-law, U.S. Army helicopter pilot Sean Belcher, had given the Raberns an American flag flown over Iraq during the changeover from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn. "They gave it to us as a symbol of pride in what they do and what he does," Rabern said. "It's special because it was from him."